Finished Projects

[Becky10]

Rogue Hidesmith  you are my hero right now! I LOVE that mask! 

[Keno]

I wish I could do that..

[Nighthawk]

My new flask!



I don't like the waxing job, though, so I think I'll redo that before I go to the Colorado Ren Fest next weekend.

[Rogue Hidesmith]

Nighthawk, it looks like the wax didn't cool evenly. Did you use parafin or beeswax?

[Rogue Hidesmith]

Rogue Hidesmith  you are my hero right now! I LOVE that mask!  

Thanks I'm working on a few more masks that will be used for a local theatre's summer Shakespeare series, so i'll post those once they're done, too

[Nighthawk]

Nighthawk, it looks like the wax didn't cool evenly. Did you use parafin or beeswax?

Well, given that this was my first attempt at a water bottle, I went on the cheap and used parafin. I'm going to pop this sucker in the oven, melt the wax off and try again. I know I can do better...

[Rogue Hidesmith]

I've made a few of these, so my advice to you is to get a funnel and ladle the wax into the bottle. fill it maybe a third of the way full, "cork" it and swish it around for a minute or two. Slowly pour it out while turning the bottle to get a nice even coverage on the opening.

Hope that helps

[Nighthawk]

I've made a few of these, so my advice to you is to get a funnel and ladle the wax into the bottle. fill it maybe a third of the way full, "cork" it and swish it around for a minute or two. Slowly pour it out while turning the bottle to get a nice even coverage on the opening.

Hope that helps

I had a good friend who taught me leathercraft. He used to dip the entire bottle into the wax, let it fill, use a paper towel to wipe and buff the outside, and then he would empty the inside, which is what I tried, and why there's so much wax on the outside. I didn't clean the outside nearly as well as he used to!

His came out looking like this...



Thanks for your advice. I do appreciate it.

[Rogue Hidesmith]

Those are quite nice. Your friend is talented

[Nighthawk]

Those are quite nice. Your friend is talented

Yes, they are lovely. He did a lot of work with the Vikings Vinland. You should have seen the shield he made! He made his own planks with a hatched, made the glue to hold them together, painted it with milk paint, all that! The glue he used for his leather goods was all glue that he made himself. He went all out for authenticity.

So- back on topic! I melted the wax off in the oven and rewaxed the thing. It looks a lot better now! I'll take and post pictures sometime this afternoon.

Here it is!!



Much better now...

[amy]

Very nice leatherwork from everyone here, but I must ask about this particular piece?  Is it over a plastic bladder with a lid, or is it wax lined and you have some kind of stopper?  I can't tell.
Thank you

[Nighthawk]

Very nice leatherwork from everyone here, but I must ask about this particular piece?  Is it over a plastic bladder with a lid, or is it wax lined and you have some kind of stopper?  I can't tell.
Thank you

It's wax lined. I currently am using a stopper from a whiskey bottle- the cork variety with a plastic head on top. I'll be replacing that eventually, as soon  I figure out what I want to replace it with!

[amy]

lovely!  I really like the tooling

[Nighthawk]

lovely!  I really like the tooling

Thank you! You know, it's funny- that's the part that gets the most compliments, and the part that I personally like the least!! I thought it came out terribly! Maybe I really am my own worst critic...

[DonaCatalina]

OOOH - the water bottle looks fabulous. Rediong the wax made a big difference.